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February102015

Developing Good Habits

People are what they repeatedly do. This simply means we are what we
constantly do. Excellence is not an act but rather a habit that
individuals have to perform over and over. How does one develop good
habits and make them stick? In the day to day life, good habits are
difficult to develop and individuals need commitment to ensure they
succeed. Let’s have a look on how individuals can easily develop good
habits and make them stick:

1 Identify the habit

In most
cases, we are no longer aware of our habits whether good or bad. The
first thing every person must do is be conscious of their habits good or
bad. Have you been having that endless cough for days? Then there is a
strong indication of a bad habit with you probably smoking or some
sedentary lifestyle. To develop good habits one must be able to identify
what the good habits are. If your finances are in disarray, then it is
time you realize you need to develop a budget and learn to stick with
it.

2 Devise a plan

Developing a plan on how to develop
the good habits will go a long way in making the good habits a success
in your life. This can be made possible by listing all virtues we
consider important to our lives. One can then embark one virtue every
week. Once the virtue has been mastered, one can then move to the next
and by the time you get to the end of the list, a good habit could have
been incorporated into one’s life. Some of the common virtues that are
considered good include sincerity, order, silence, resolution,
cleanliness, chastity, humility and many more others that once can
create.

3 Find healthy ways to reward yourself

Why do
people develop bad habits? The most common reason is because they make
them feel good. This simply means if we can get ways of making ourselves
feel good once we do something nice, we can easily develop some good
habits. Always reward yourself when you have done something good. Once
can do this by buying yourself something that you have been admiring all
your life. Going for a movie, a concert or just buy yourself a new gym
equipment will do.

4 Make good decisions and then commit to them

making
decisions is easier said than done. Good decisions can easily be made
by everyone but the main problem comes when implementing them and
sticking to them. All decisions should be implemented immediately, the
longer one waits the more unlikely will they implement them.